▲ 177 ▼ Credit card balances spiked in the third quarter to a $1.08 trillion record. Here's how we got here (www.cnbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/news@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] protist@mander.xyz -8 points 2 years ago (2 children) on top of taking on a shitton of debt to take care of some of the broke boomers in our lives You might consider making some different choices permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago Well, it's that or let people who never shared in the spoils of that generation's fabulous wealth go homeless, so, in a word: no. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe those broke boomers should have planned for the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe they're not the stereotypical rich fuckhead boomer and you should show a little compassion or class solidarity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Such hostility. You sound like a rich fuckhead who should work on some compassion or class solidarity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) If you think it reads better with hostility, that's your business. My suggested tone for reading it is concern. Unsurprised disappointment also works. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago Well, it's that or let people who never shared in the spoils of that generation's fabulous wealth go homeless, so, in a word: no. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe those broke boomers should have planned for the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe they're not the stereotypical rich fuckhead boomer and you should show a little compassion or class solidarity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Such hostility. You sound like a rich fuckhead who should work on some compassion or class solidarity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) If you think it reads better with hostility, that's your business. My suggested tone for reading it is concern. Unsurprised disappointment also works. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Maybe they're not the stereotypical rich fuckhead boomer and you should show a little compassion or class solidarity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Such hostility. You sound like a rich fuckhead who should work on some compassion or class solidarity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) If you think it reads better with hostility, that's your business. My suggested tone for reading it is concern. Unsurprised disappointment also works. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Such hostility. You sound like a rich fuckhead who should work on some compassion or class solidarity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) If you think it reads better with hostility, that's your business. My suggested tone for reading it is concern. Unsurprised disappointment also works. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) If you think it reads better with hostility, that's your business. My suggested tone for reading it is concern. Unsurprised disappointment also works. permalink fedilink source parent